Dandeli Forest

Location : In India, Karnataka in the north-west

Karnataka district. It has the elevation of 472 m
(1,549 feet).

Area : The area of Dandeli is 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi).

Wildlife : Dandeli is a natural habitat for wildlifewhich includes, tigers, leopards, black panthers, elephants, gaur, deer,
antelopes, and bears. It is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka and was designated as a tiger reserve in 2007. The
jungle is also home to several varieties of reptiles and almost 300 varieties of birds.

Forest Products : From the Dandeli Forest we get many kinds of products like medicines, we get gum, we get food for the
animals from the forest, and we get sealing wax from the forest.

Deforestration : In the Dandeli Forest deforestation occurs when road should be constructed, when a building should be built,
deforestation also happens when there is flood or and natural disaster and wood extraction (e.g logging or wood harvest for
domestic fuel like charcoal.
 Gir Forest
Location : In India, Gujurat in Junagad in the Gir
Somnath and Amerali district.
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Area : The area of Gir forest is

1,412 km2 (545 sq mi).
Wildlife : Only place after Africa that is second to Gir is Africa in terms of Asiatic lions. Apart from leopards and
lions, the National park boasts of two thousand species of insects, thirty eight species of mammals, thirty seven
species of reptile, three hundred species of bird, leopards and lions. The Gir is also known for Chowsingha the world’s only four
horned antelope.

Forest Products : Non-wood products provided by forests include food – such as berries, mushrooms, edible plants,
game and bushmeat – fodder, and medicinal plants. These products perform a crucial role in meeting the subsistence needs of a
large part of the world’s population living in or near forests and providing them with income-generating opportunities. From the
wood we get furniture.

Deforestration : The cause of deforestation in Gir forest is because of building urban development and grazing these two are
the main cause of deforestation in the Gir forest.
 Location : In India, Karnataka in Mysore Kodagu
district.
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Area : The area of Nagarahole forest is 642.39 km2

(
248.03 sq mi)
Wildlife : Nagarhole forest is a important reserve of tigers in Karnataka. It is also considered as World Heritage site by
UNESCO. Three of the park namely Bandipur, Mudumalai & Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary are adjacent to the Nagarahole.
Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Sloth Bear, Striped Hyena are the predators that can be spotted in the park.

Forest Products : The forest products which we get from the Nagarahole forest are tan, dyes, wood, paper, fibres, animal
products, drugs, medicines etc. Vegetables and fruits.

Deforestration : A dam called Kabini dam had submerged 10,000 acres of land. 9000 acres of forest land was cleared of trees
for relocating to the displaced non tribal population. The tribal’s were moved to the Nagarhole National Park. The government
wants to relocate the tribal’s living in 54 settlements and area of 2000 hectare within the park.
 Nanamangalam Forest

Location : In India, Tamil Nadu in Chennai.

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Area : The area of Nanmangalam forest is 3.2 km2

 (1.2 sq mi)

Wildlife : The Nanmangalam Reserve Forest is home to a diverse community of plants and animals. Patches of forest land we

see across the city such as the ones within the premises of the Theosophical Society and Guindy National Park as well as the
chunk in Nanmangalam and Vandalur hills were once contiguous forests.

Forest Products : Red-wattled lapwing , Hoopoe , crested honey buzzard , grey partridge , coucal , Indian eagle-owl , white-
breasted kingfisher , pied kingfisher , southern bush lark and red-whiskered bulbul are commonly seen in the area.

Deforestration : Deforestation in the Nanmangalam forest would lead to diminished rainfall, a lengthier dry season, and a
widespread transition. The Velachery high road also causes deforestation.
 Srisailam Forest
Location : In India, Andra Pradesh in Kurnool
district.
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Area : The area of Srisailam forest is

5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Wildlife : In the Srisailam forest there are many animals like blackbuck, panthers, chinkara, spotted deer, nilgai, pangolins,
leopards, soft-shelled turtles, porcupines, crocodiles and a variety of other animals, birds and snakes, in addition to the tiger.

1. Forest Products : The forest products of Srisailam forest includs wood chips and forest residues, can be converted
to bioethanol, biodfuel, biogas, and other bioenergy sources (see also Bioenergy). Common conversion technologies can contain
fermentation, pyrolysis, gasification, and other technologies. These renewable energy sources can be a substitute for traditional
fossil fuels.

Deforestration : Deforestation in the Srisailam forest leads to making roads, in the changes of the climate and expansion of
industries or building more buildings.
 Bandipur Forest
Location : In India Karnataka in Chamarajanagara
district.
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Area : The area of Bandipur forest is

874 km2 (337 sq mi)
Wildlife : The Bandipur forest is known for wildlife. Bandipur is home to 200 species of birds like the grey junglefowl,
drongos, hawk-eagles and many other species of birds. Bandipur also has many other species like reptiles,
butterflies and ant species.

1. Forest Products : The forest products of Bandipur forest includes teak (Tectona grandis), rosewood (Dalbergia
latifolia), sandalwood (Santalum album V), Indian-laurel (Terminalia tomentosa), Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium),
giant clumping bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus), clumping bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) and Grewia tiliaefolia.

Deforestration : Deforestation in the Bandipur forest leads to wildfire and making roads in the forest.
 Nilgiri Forest
Location : In India, Tamil Nadu Ooty district.
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Area : The area of Nilgiri forest is

5,520 km2 (2130 sq mi)

Wildlife : The Nilgiri forest is known for wildlife. It is home to Mammals like Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, black panther, gaur,
Indian elephant, chital deer, sambar deer, blackbuck, Indian brown mongoose, honey badger, Malabar giant squirrel, Nilgiri
marten, and Nilgiri tahr.

1. Forest Products : The forest products of Nilgiri forest include avocados, coconuts, grapefruit, bananas,
guavas and pineapples to name but few. Spices – Cinnamon and Pepper You’ll recognise both of these from your spice rack.
Deforestration : The Nilgiri forest is cleaned to obtain land and meet the needs of agriculture and wood. Mining. Oil and
mining of coal require a large amount of forest land. Construction of roads leads to deforestation as they provide the way to
remote land. The waste that comes out from mining pollutes the environment and affects the nearby species.
 Kanha Forest
Location : In India, Madhya Pradesh in the Mandla
district.
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Area : The area of Nilgiri forest is

940 km2 (360 sq mi)
Wildlife : The Kanha forest is a tiger reserve and is home to over 1000 species of flowering plants. The lowland forest is a
mixture of sal (Shorea robusta) and other mixed-forest trees, interspersed with meadows. The highland forests are tropical
moist, dry deciduous type and of a completely different nature from bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) on slopes.

1. Forest Products : The Kanha forest has the honor of providing the setting for Rudyard Kipling’s classic novel, The Jungle
Book. It’s rich in lush saal and bamboo forests, lakes, streams and open grasslands.
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2. Deforestration : The two main reasons for deforestation in Kanha forest is building highway and the change in climate.